Networks carry risk of "mental health harms for adolescents,” Vivek Murthy said. The U.S. surgeon general called on Monday for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users.

Dr. Vivek Murthy said social media was contributing to a mental-health "emergency." He's calling for a surgeon general's warning label, which would require congressional action. Murthy said ...

"It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents," he added. Sixty ...

The 2023 U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health found that nearly ... their children from harm online. "A warning label oversimplifies this issue, and it ...

Although the mental health of Californians is generally ... So, let’s take the Surgeon General’s warnings as a strong reminder of the importance of our connections with one another and the ...

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is urging parents to limit their children’s use of social media to protect their mental ...

TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging lawmakers ... Murthy also ...

It's the equivalent of putting our kids in cars with no seat belts, with no airbags, and having them drive on roads with no ...

Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general ... their kids’ health and safety and financial concerns, to new challenges like navigating technology and social media, a youth mental health crisis ...

WASHINGTON, DC – On June 17, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urged Congress to require social media platforms to display warning labels highlighting the potential mental health risks these ...